The Companies Act 2013 is a crucial legislation in India governing the incorporation, functioning, and management of companies. Learn about the key provisions, compliance requirements, and legal framework under the Companies Act 2013.
Company Law : The Companies Act, 2013 and related rules now require most public and private companies to issue and transfer securities only in d...
Company Law : The Companies Law Amendment Bill, 2026 proposes major reforms in corporate governance, compliance, and digital regulation. This ar...
Company Law : This guide explains the complete legal procedure for shifting a company’s registered office within the same state but under a di...
Company Law : Section 56 of Companies Act, 2013 requires execution of a proper instrument of transfer for transfer of interest of a member in a ...
Corporate Law : The article explains how digital adjudication systems, virtual hearings, and online compliance platforms are reshaping India’s c...
Company Law : Provisional list of audit firms of listed companies yet to file NFRA-2 for 2023-24. Filing deadline was 30.11.2025; fines apply fo...
Company Law : ICSI recommended restoring public access to basic company master data without mandatory login requirements. The representation sta...
Company Law : NFRA introduced guidelines to evaluate audit firms’ compliance and quality control systems. The framework emphasizes governance,...
Company Law : The issue is ambiguity in filing authority during liquidation. ICSI has requested clarity to enable liquidators to maintain statut...
Company Law : The initiative addresses inefficiencies in the current filing system and proposes consolidation and automation. It highlights a sh...
Income Tax : In a commercial suit regarding specific performance, High Court had allowed a Civil Revision Petition by setting aside the order o...
Company Law : The Madras High Court permitted Nidhi companies to submit fresh replies against NDH-4 rejection orders and directed authorities to...
Company Law : Legal Analysis and Narrative Brief: Dale and Carrington Investment Pvt. Ltd. and Another v. P.K. Prathapan and Others (Supreme Cou...
Company Law : Bombay High Court held that writ petition cannot be entertained in the face of availability of alternative remedy of approaching t...
Company Law : The case examined whether Tribunal approval was required for extending preference share redemption. It was held that such extensio...
Company Law : ROC Pune held that procedural lapses in a private placement involving one investor formed part of a single integrated transaction ...
Company Law : ROC Pune penalized a start-up company and its officers for delayed filing of e-Form MGT-14 relating to a Special Resolution under ...
Company Law : ROC Pune penalized a company and its directors for delayed filing of e-Form PAS-3 relating to private placement allotment under Se...
Company Law : ROC Pune penalized a company and its directors for utilizing private placement funds before filing return of allotment under Secti...
Company Law : ROC Mumbai-II imposed penalty under Section 450 after a company incorrectly mentioned the AGM date in Form AOC-4 XBRL. The order h...
3,82,581 number of Companies were struck off during the last three years. This was stated by Shri Anurag Singh Thakur, Union Minister of State for Finance & Corporate Affairs in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
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The Lok Sabha on Saturday i.e. 19th September 2020 passed a bill to further amend the Companies Act and decriminalise various compoundable offences as well as promote ease of doing business in the country. This amendment in to the Act to decriminalise minor procedural or technical lapses under the provisions of the said Act, into […]
How to seek Extension for AGM (Annual General Meeting) for the year ended on 31.03.2020 after MCA General Circular No. 28/2020 dated 17th August, 2020 The office of Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has received several representations for providing relaxations in the provisions of Companies Act, 2013 (the Act) or rules made thereunder to allow […]
Exploring The Consitutiveness of The Words ‘Oppression’ And ‘Mismanagement’ (The Corporate Family Dispute Before NCLT) – In Context of Chapter XVI of The Companies Act, 2013 The law relating to prevention of oppression & mismanagement is enshrined under chapter XVI of the Companies Act, 2013 Section 241 of the Act confers upon the members of […]
As per provisions of Rule 9A of the Companies (Prospectus and Allotment of Securities) Rules, 2014, every unlisted public company shall compulsorily issue the securities only in demat mode and facilitate demat of all its existing securities in accordance with provisions of the Depositories Act, 1996 and regulations made there under. 1. For company’s promoters, […]
Section 124(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 (Act) provides that all shares in respect of which dividend has not been paid or claimed for 7 consecutive years or more shall be transferred to IEPF. In case any dividend is paid or claimed for any year during the said period of 7 consecutive years, the shares […]
♦ Nidhi Company: Nidhi Company is a form of NBFC, incorporated U/s. 406 of the Companies Act, 2013 and only public company U/r 4(1) can be declared as Nidhi Company. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) is the body which governs Nidhi Company Rules and Regulations. Reserve Bank of India directs its deposit acceptance activities […]
The issue under consideration is whether Disqualified Director whose DIN and DSC has been frozen by the ROC due to non compliance will be eligible for Companies Fresh Start Scheme 2020?
(Notified vide General Circular 12/2020 dated 30/03/2020) COMMENCEMENT AND VALIDITY OF THE SCHEME: The Scheme shall commence from 01.04.2020 and shall be valid till 30.09.2020. APPLICABILITY: The Scheme shall apply on all Defaulting Companies except: i. Companies against which action for final notice for striking off the name of the company has already been initiated. […]
